TOPIC: Spam!
We all know that spam email is a problem. Yet, many folks don't know the real statistics. They don't know how it affects their Internet usage nor the bandwidth absorbed by criminals and fraudsters using spam. Here are some real-time stats from my company's domain:

Monthly Statistics

Month of Valid Ct Valid Size Spam Ct Spam Size Virus Ct Virus Size Total Mail Spam Pct Virus Pct 10/1/2005 806 58.85 MB 2728 13.85 MB 56 1.87 MB 3590 75.99 1.56 11/1/2005 10988 633.59 MB 27048 173.12 MB 853 54.73 MB 38889 69.55 2.19 12/1/2005 10848 679.98 MB 29111 185.76 MB 1546 96.24 MB 41505 70.14 3.72 1/1/2006 12790 870.16 MB 32560 204.87 MB 474 22.23 MB 45824 71.05 1.03 2/1/2006 12020 780.49 MB 32574 206.01 MB 261 10.16 MB 44855 72.62 0.58 3/1/2006 13619 972.80 MB 46765 267.29 MB 341 22.51 MB 60725 77.01 0.56 4/1/2006 11753 795.80 MB 49758 303.49 MB 2224 226.17 MB 63735 78.07 3.49 5/1/2006 13486 837.50 MB 52929 339.09 MB 445 31.66 MB 66860 79.16 0.67 6/1/2006 12666 984.25 MB 46501 285.35 MB 292 20.70 MB 59459 78.21 0.49 7/1/2006 10850 798.95 MB 44527 378.35 MB 124 8.58 MB 55501 80.23 0.22 8/1/2006 14174 1.27 GB 58866 531.21 MB 107 6.51 MB 73147 80.48 0.15 9/1/2006 13762 1.44 GB 47701 408.17 MB 60 7.27 MB 61523 77.53 0.1 10/1/2006 14598 1.50 GB 59932 582.66 MB 85 3.84 MB 74615 80.32 0.11 11/1/2006 13645 1.36 GB 76609 791.33 MB 221 6.93 MB 90475 84.67 0.24 12/1/2006 750 61.88 MB 5112 49.95 MB 11 365.50 KB 5873 87.04 0.19

Yes, you read that correctly. Anywhere from 69% to 87% of the email our company receives is SPAM! The worst part is that our email addresses are NOT published on our website. We need to push our ISPs, Congress and state legislators to enforce the laws now in place -- and to enact new laws that will effectively cut off spammers use of our bandwidth and storage space. Penalties should be stiff -- and the arm of the law should be far-reaching.
THINK and ACT!